UF Qualitative Research

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FLOWER PRESS + WRITING TIME

November 7, 2025 | 9 AM – 4 PM
📍 0110 Norman Hall Conference Center

Join us for a day of art, rest, and reflection

Morning: Learn simple flower-pressing techniques for cards, bookmarks, and keepsakes.

Afternoon: Settle into a quiet writing space to focus, draft, and breathe creativity back into your work.

Why it works: visual art and writing come together to spark new ideas and reduce stress a perfect mid-semester pause.

Snacks + materials provided!
Free and open to all, but space is limited — RSVP
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The Qualitative Research Student Organization (QRSO) invites you to join us for an engaging and thought-provoking webinar titled “Critical Use of AI in Qualitative Research,” presented by Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya.

Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Location : https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98565142453

In this webinar, Dr. Bhattacharya will explore the role of Artificial Intelligence within qualitative inquiry, guiding participants through critical approaches to deciding if, when, and how to use AI responsibly across the research cycle.

We look forward to learning together and engaging in dialogue around this important and timely topic.

QRSO Team

This week, we shine a golden spotlight on the groundbreaking writings of Gloria Anzaldúa, a visionary Chicana feminist scholar, writer, and poet.

Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza
In this revolutionary text, Anzaldúa explores life at the intersection between cultures, languages, genders, and borders. She redefines what it means to live in the “in-between,” transforming pain into power and division into dialogue.

Light in the Dark / Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality
Completed posthumously and edited by Analouise Keating, this work deepens Anzaldúa’s exploration of “spiritual activism.” She invites us to seek transformation through the creative power of the imagination to rewrite our realities and envision liberation even in the darkest times.

GEM FROM OUR SHELF!

FUNDAMENTALS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: A PRACTICE GUIDE

This book is the road map to proficiency and development in the field of qualitative research. Borrowing from a wealth of experience teaching introductory qualitative research courses, author Kakali Bhattacharya lays out a dynamic program for learning different paradigms of inquiry, empowering students to recognize the convergence of popular research methodologies as well as the nuances and complexities that set each of them apart.

Get your copy today!

You will not regret!

Be sure not to miss our upcoming events and opportunities to learn with UFQUAL – the Qualitative Research Student Organization at the University of Florida!

We are here to help you unleash your greatest research ambitions through workshops, community conversations, and collaborative learning spaces.

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